Clanis titan

(Clanis titan)

Description

Clanis titan, the scarce velvet hawkmoth, is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from India and Nepal east and south through Myanmar and Yunnan in south-western China to Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia. The wingspan is 128–148 mm. The larvae have been recorded feeding on Pterocarpus marsupium in India and Dalbergia olivieri in Laos and Thailand.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Sphingidae
Genus:Clanis
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